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  "id": 745297,
  "title": "First electric cars designed for Gulf to be built in Qatar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/first-electric-cars-designed-for-gulf-to-be-built-in-qatar-745297",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/08/12/first-electric-cars-designed-for-gulf-to-be-built-in-qatar/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Qatar’s first electric vehicle factory is to build cars specifically designed for conditions in the Gulf. The UK-based WATT Electric Vehicle Company and JTA International Investment Holding in Doha say they have signed a deal to establish the plant and design, engineer and manufacture a new generation of electric vehicles . A state-of-the-art manufacturing plant will be created, initially to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "First electric cars designed for Gulf to be built in Qatar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/first-electric-cars-designed-for-gulf-to-be-built-in-qatar",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}